Tri. 2 Week 6 1/21 ~ 1/24

Monday - Thursday  read and record 10 minutes on your HRC January (due Friday, 1/31). 

Your selected biography of 100 pages or more should be read by next Tuesday, January 28th.

 

Tuesday:  Classwork: Finish iReady Assessment; Online Textbook: "Egyptian Engineers" and "In a New Light" Blasts and Peer Edits

HW: R/R 10 mins; finish/submit  "Egyptian Engineers" and "In a New Light" Blasts and Peer Edits

 

Wednesday: Classwork: Begin "Figurative Language Activity" (see handouts).  Write down definitions, and work with partners to create examples.

HW: R/R 10 mins; submit Blasts if you haven't yet.

 

Thursday: Classwork:

Continue "Figurative Language Activity" (see handouts).  Continue working with your partners creating examples, and then read the poem, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Dr. Seuss.

HW: R/R 10 mins; finish examples of figurative language if you didn't finish in class.

 

Friday: Classwork: "Figurative Language Activity" (see handouts).  Continue working with your partners. Listen to the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Dr. Seuss, annotate the text of the poem by highlighting all of the uses of Alliteration, Hyperbole, Simile and Metaphor (each a different color).  Show the colors on the key at the bottom of the poem.

HW: Have a great weekend! =)